Workbench

01/06/2009

One More Reason To Like Diana Krall

Via The Smoking Gun, the list of acceptable wines from Diana Krall's contract rider. The list ranges from intelligently inexpensive (any Ravenswood) to the possibly opulent (Paul Hobbs), wandering by lots of nifty little surprises in between. Giving promoters a long list like this means, among other things, that approaching the dressing room bar every night is going to be a bit of an adventure, albeit a safe one, since the promoter will be operating under tight constraints.

The list includes a couple of my personal favorites: Paso Robles Rhone blend Edmunds St. John and Domain Tempier, the original Bandol. To my eye, it's most striking when it wanders over to Spain: Bodegas Mauro, Pesquera and Abadia Retuerta all kick serious ass.

Comments

Ok, now I've actually looked at the list. I'm not sure I'm as impressed. Lots of big producers, no discrimination from some producers with good and not so good stuff (Ridge), looks to me like an underling may have taken a wine list from a favorite wine list. This would explain the inclusion of some very specific producers such as the ones you highlight, or a forgotten friend of mine, Gary Farrel